Last name شريف (Sherif 
, Sharif , Shareef 
, and others...) , around the globe, is a prevalent family name. The last name شريف is characteristic of Maldives, where it is a prevalent surname, Bahrain, where it is a common surname, and Tunisia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Pakistan, Egypt, and India. Also, شريف is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sherif, Sharif | Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Ethiopia |
| Shareef | Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia |
| Cherif | Egypt, India, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
| شريف | Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran |
| Chérif | Guinea, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Algeria |
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محمد بن سي أحمد بن شريف Algerian writer, DZ (b. 1879) |
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محمد سعد الدين شريف Egyptian military personnel, EG (b. 1917) |
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كلثوم نواز شريف Pakistani politician, PK (b. 1948) |
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حسن شريف Hasan Sharif, AE (b. 1951) |
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| عزيز شريف former Iraqi minister, IQ (b. 1904) |
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إبراهيم شريف Bahraini dissident, BH (b. 1957) |
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| أمينة شريف Egyptian actress, EG (b. 1912) |
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| إحسان شريف Egyptian actor (1921-1985), EG (b. 1921) |
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معين شريف Lebanese singer, LB (b. 1972) |
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| إسحاق محمد الخليفة شريف Sudanese poet, SD (b. 1923) |
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| فتحية شريف Egyptian actress (1926-1982), EG (b. 1926) |
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| ازهار شريف Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1929) |
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| عبد الستار طاهر شريف Iraqi politician and minister, IQ (b. 1933) |
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| ناهد شريف Egyptian actress, EG (b. 1942) |
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| نهاد شريف EG (b. 1932) |
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